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anonymous
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Re: Military Sci-fi
Posted: 10 May 06 11:57 AM
Heinlen's Starship Troopers is a must, but has anyone read any of his other works? I'm interested in reading Stranger in a Strange Land, but haven't seen anything about it.
mclark
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Re: Military Sci-fi
Posted: 10 May 06 3:51 PM
Stranger in a Strange Land is definitely not military sci-fi.  Heinlein was definitely off in a strange land when he wrote this.  He really had to edit a lot of stuff out that he wanted in -- the publisher wouldn't take it otherwise.  Michael Valentine Smith is the protagonist who was raised by Martians (non-humans) after being born in the first human colony on Mars.  He is brought back by a followup expedition, and proceeds to found a new "religion" on Earth.  This was Heinlein's "counter-culture" novel.  But it was actually closer to what Heinlein really thought and felt than his previous books.  After this book he wrote quite differently.
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Re: Military Sci-fi
Posted: 10 May 06 4:18 PM
 Deadshot wrote

Dudette, I thought the Ringo series was awesome.  Loved the characters & plot.  The aliens were interesting & sub plots solid.  The Forever War huh?  I'll have to look into it.  I'll post my Loves list soon.  Right now my 'reading till new Starfist/Force Recon' is the Honor series.  Very good stuff but I expect nothing less from Weber.  Deadshot

I don't know, it wasn't necessarily the characters or the plots that turned me off.  It was more Ringo's writing style.  It just did not capture my attention.  Same with Weber.  I tried the Honor series and while the story was interesting, Weber's writing style just doesn't grab onto me.

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Re: Military Sci-fi
Posted: 15 May 06 4:28 PM

No kidding, huh.  Love both their works.  Oh well.  William Dietz "Death Day" & "Earth Rise" are good as well as Ian Douglas "Heritage Series-Space Marines."  I also like Chris Bunch's "Star Risk" & "Last Legion" Series.  I really want to pick up the "Forever War."

Deadshot

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kb7iuj
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Re: Military Sci-fi
Posted: 16 May 06 4:24 PM
I actually hated "The Forever War". I hated it because it distorted humanity into something which was quite frankly enough to make me retch. (Not the main characters, though.)

What about Rick Shelley's Dirigent Mercenary Corps books? I kinda like those.
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